Ireland basks in glory of Olympic swimming success
by Shane Harrison in Dublin from World news | The Guardian on (#6PM97)
Daniel Wiffen won gold in 800m freestyle 24 hours after Mona McSharry's bronze in 100m breaststroke
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been basking in the glory of Daniel Wiffen's Olympic swimming success.
On Tuesday night the English-born and Northern Ireland-raised athlete - who swims for Team Ireland - powered his way to gold medal success and an Olympic record in the 800m freestyle final.
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